Law and government Darwin, Northern Territory



legislative assembly of northern territory



in legislative assembly


the darwin city council (incorporated under northern territory local government act 1993) governs city of darwin takes in cbd , suburbs. darwin city council has governed city of darwin since 1957. darwin city council consists of 13 elected members, lord mayor , 12 aldermen.


the city of darwin electorate organised 4 electoral units or wards. names of wards chan, lyons, richardson, , waters. constituents of each ward directly responsible electing 3 aldermen. constituents of wards directly responsible electing lord mayor of darwin. mayor kon vatskalis after council elections in august 2017.


the rest of darwin area divided 2 local government areas—the palmerston city council , shire of coomalie. these areas have elected councils responsible functions delegated them northern territory government, such planning , garbage collection.


the legislative assembly of northern territory convenes in darwin in northern territory parliament house. government house, official residence of administrator of northern territory, located on esplanade.


also located on esplanade supreme court of northern territory. darwin has magistrate s court located on corner of cavenagh , bennett streets quite close darwin city council chambers. darwin s police force members of northern territory police force. darwin s mitchell street, numerous pubs, clubs , other entertainment venues, policed citysafe unit. citysafe unit credited reducing violent crime in , around darwin city. darwin has long record of alcohol abuse , violent crime 6,000 assaults in 2009, of 350 resulted in broken jaws , noses – more anywhere else in world, according royal darwin hospital.


darwin split between 9 electoral divisions in legislative assembly—port darwin, fannie bay, fong lim, nightcliff, sanderson, johnston, casuarina, wanguri, , karama. historically, darwin stronghold country liberal party. however, since turn of century, labor has been more competitive, particularly in more diverse northern section.








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